The Fog

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The Fog

PG-13

2005

1h 40m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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The prosperous town of Antonio Bay, Ore., is born in blood, as the town's founders get their money by murdering a colony of lepers. But the truth of what they did is concealed from subsequent generations. More than 100 years later, Elizabeth Williams (Maggie Grace), whose family lives in Antonio Bay, returns just as a statue in tribute to the founders is to be unveiled. When a mysterious fog rolls in, Elizabeth and her boyfriend (Tom Welling) soon discover it has vengeful supernatural powers.

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Critics Consensus

The Fog is a so-so remake of a so-so movie, lacking scares, suspense or originality.

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Matt Singer

ScreenCrush

10/15/2018

2/10

In a world where John Carpenter's The Fog still exists, I cannot think of a single valid reason to watch this.

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Joshua Rothkopf

Time Out

08/16/2007

Never will you wish more fervently for an Adrienne Barbeau cameo, just for old time's sake. Your prayers will be in vain.

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

03/06/2007

The production values are above par, but as in Carpenter's original, seeing ghosts is less scary than imagining them.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

04/29/2009

These studios just don't know when to quit while they're ahead.

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Garth Franklin

Dark Horizons

01/15/2008

A boorishly bland supernatural action thriller.

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Joe Lozito

Big Picture Big Sound

07/14/2007

0/4

Even the geography of the film doesn't seem to make sense.

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JA

Aug 27

The dialogue is cringey, the characters unlikeable and the overall pacing is a sleep-inducing bore. Top that off with lazy jumpscares and a flying ghost knife and you've got yourself a recipe for one truly terrible film. May The Fog (2005) be enveloped by its own thick shroud of fog, so I never have to lay my eyes on it again.

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David W

@Sternhammer Aug 9

Love the original it's a true genre classic but this was pants.

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Micah K

@Nemesis-X Aug 1

This movie is an insult to Carpenter’s original! The one star that I gave it is because I love the cast of this movie, that’s all! The storyline is garbage from start to finish, especially the ending, which made no sense whatsoever!

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Chris F.

@ChrisDaFish Jul 15

Separate the films. They are two different works that follow the same story. This was a good watch. I found it entertaining.

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Robert K

01/03/2025

Why in God's name someone would want to remake this perfect movie will forever remain a mystery to me. It was so bad on every level that it literally beggared the imagination. The original film and cast was clearly so superior that to even try and compare these two would be an exercise in futility. But even more insane is why the great John Carpenter who directed the original would even want to be a part of this massive pile of regurgitated garbage, making it an even larger mystery to me. Don't waste your time on this turkey, just watch the 1980 original and be happy.

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Noah R

09/16/2024

Wow this one stinks! Cool sink scene though.

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Synopsis

The prosperous town of Antonio Bay, Ore., is born in blood, as the town's founders get their money by murdering a colony of lepers. But the truth of what they did is concealed from subsequent generations. More than 100 years later, Elizabeth Williams (Maggie Grace), whose family lives in Antonio Bay, returns just as a statue in tribute to the founders is to be unveiled. When a mysterious fog rolls in, Elizabeth and her boyfriend (Tom Welling) soon discover it has vengeful supernatural powers.

Director: Rupert Wainwright
Producer: John Carpenter, David Foster, Debra Hill, Grace Gilroy
Screenwriter: John Carpenter, Debra Hill, Cooper Layne
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Revolution Studios
Rating: PG-13 (Disturbing Images|Brief Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 14, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 25, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $29.5M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Surround

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